[MPlayer-users] poor video quality from mencoder when encoding withsound

[Costas Gargerakis]

>From: Rick <rick at topaz.ne.mediaone.net>
>To: <mplayer-users at mplayer.dev.hu>
>Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 7:22 PM
>Subject: [MPlayer-users] poor video quality from mencoder when encoding
withsound
>

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> I had posted a message not long back about poor video quality.  I have
since
> narrowed the problem down.  If I encode with no sound, the picture quality
is
> 100% perfect.  However, if I include sound in the file, the picture
quality
> drops SUBSTANTIALLY.  Encoding with PCM output (-oac pcm) gives slightly
> reduced quality (some 'blocks' occur and objects leave minor trails).
> Encoding with mp3lame gives absolutely horrible output for video (sounds
> perfect though...).   I have upgraded to the latest CVS of lame and also
the
> latest CVS of mplayer (as of last night) and the problem still remains.
> Please let me know exactly what details are needed and I will post them.
>
> Thanks for a wonderful movie player.. this is something linux has been
> needing for a long time.
>
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I've noticed that too...when i was wandering if the first pass could be done
without audio(and AV sync). The first pass came to be better than the second
pass.  Btw, i don't even remember which version of lame i have installed
(and it definately is >2 months old), so it could be a lame problem ;p